Peter Burke is Professor Emeritus of Cultural History of Cambridge University.

"These well-chosen essays provide a comprehensive overview of Italian art." The Art Book Review "Very useful essays ... and all of them could be readily set for undergraduate and graduate reading." The Oxford Art Journal

• List of Illustration. Publisher's Note.Preface by Peter Burke.1. The Italian Artist and his Roles: Peter Burke.2. Centre and Periphery: Enrico Castelnuovo and Carlo Ginzburg.3. Italian Art and the Art of Antiquity: Nicole Dacos.4. The Dispersal and Conservation of Art-historical Property: Francis Haskell.5. The Public Reception of Art: Anna Maria Mura.Index.

Peter Burke is Professor Emeritus of Cultural History of Cambridge University.

"These well-chosen essays provide a comprehensive overview of Italian art." The Art Book Review "Very useful essays ... and all of them could be readily set for undergraduate and graduate reading." The Oxford Art Journal

• List of Illustration. Publisher's Note.Preface by Peter Burke.1. The Italian Artist and his Roles: Peter Burke.2. Centre and Periphery: Enrico Castelnuovo and Carlo Ginzburg.3. Italian Art and the Art of Antiquity: Nicole Dacos.4. The Dispersal and Conservation of Art-historical Property: Francis Haskell.5. The Public Reception of Art: Anna Maria Mura.Index.

Peter Burke is Professor Emeritus of Cultural History of Cambridge University.

"These well-chosen essays provide a comprehensive overview of Italian art." The Art Book Review "Very useful essays ... and all of them could be readily set for undergraduate and graduate reading." The Oxford Art Journal

• List of Illustration. Publisher's Note.Preface by Peter Burke.1. The Italian Artist and his Roles: Peter Burke.2. Centre and Periphery: Enrico Castelnuovo and Carlo Ginzburg.3. Italian Art and the Art of Antiquity: Nicole Dacos.4. The Dispersal and Conservation of Art-historical Property: Francis Haskell.5. The Public Reception of Art: Anna Maria Mura.Index.